Japanese women rank the top 10 flower boys of Korea

The charm and attractiveness of Korean men spreads far and
wide beyond the country, reaching into the hearts of men and women
around the world. Women in Japan, overblown by the attractiveness of
Korean men, ocouldn’t help but create a list of their favorite top 10
Korean flower boys. 1. JYJ’s Jae Joong

Netizens are going CRAZY over this idol for one special reason

It
seems that one of the most attractive physical traits in male idols for
fans is broad shoulders, something that is purely genetic and
unchanging.Recently, a fan on Pann (a Korean website similar to Reddit) made an entire post focused on JYJ’s Park Yoochun; drawing attention specifically to his broad shoulders.

The user dubbed Yoochun a “Shoulder Gangster.” In Korean
slang, the term gangster is attached to a certain feature, often times
physical, to refer to a person who makes fans swoon simply by showing
off their feature. In this case, it seems that a recent outfit of
Yoochun’s drew much attention to his shoulders and fans were quick to
agree!Koreaboo has translated the original posters comments as well as the photos compiled for the post.Park Yoochun has truly earned the title of shoulder
gangster. He has been like this since debut and still lives up to that
name today….When he’s wearing this knit [sweater]……. ahh……his shoulders..His shoulders are broad enough that he is allowed to brag about them…Seriously, can’t see anything else but his shoulders………..the symbol of masculinity: shoulders, God given shoulders ㅠㅠFreaking handsome ㅠㅠ Pink suits him well, ah so good looking ㅠㅠOh how happy I would be if I had a boyfriend like him hahahahaI love you <3 please accept my love heheheThe true shot of a shoulder gangsterHis face is okay too but his shoulders are more heart fluttering……..Some Netizens agreed while others brought up idols that shared the trait.[+42, – 50] Why are his shoulders of public interest? hahaha
oh, so you have asthma, now? I pity my dongsaeng [referring to Yoochun]
who will serve active duty[+31, -10] I went to their fan meeting, his shoulders are 52 cm (20.5 inches)….bbbb[+28, -5] You could’ve just posted one picture, this many
pictures is a bit much. We all know that Park Yoochun’s shoulders are
broad, don’t do oba about it. Let’s do in moderation. I’m ashamed for
him, should I post Kim Woobin‘s shoulders instead?[+19, -1] Song Joong Ki [+16, -5] He gets lovelier as he ages hehe the pink sweater suits him..[+14, -3] Look at his shoulders…I want to hug him…. heheheheheSource: PannKoreaboo

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This small outdoor restaurant thrives because of Jaejoong’s fans

It seems that a small pojangmacha (small outdoor tented restaurant) has seen a significant increase in business since JYJ’s Jaejoong paid a visit to the stand before his enlistment.The restaurant owner posted a
conversation between him and the idol through Kakao Talk on Instagram
and though the post has since been deleted, fans captured a screenshot.
The photo was captioned, “This was the Kakao Talk I had with Jaejoong-ssi.”Jaejoong: Oho”I was out to spend a night outside [of military base] ~ Also your shop is flourishing
Jaejoong: That’s great!
Restaurant Owner: Yes~^^! It is all thanks to you!! Fans really love you!!Jaejoong previously made a visit to the restaurant on March 28th prior to his enlistment
where he left little notes around the restaurant, turning the
restaurant into a popular fan location. The restaurant is
named Jjogalipocha in Sinonhyeon-dong. Meanwhile, he recently received 1st place at his military training graduation.Source: Daeho Instagram, teafanny_ Twitter, and JYJ3

JYJ’s Junsu Reflects on His First Performance of “Death Note” Musical

JYJ‘s Junsu shared his thoughts on finishing his first preview performance of “Death Note” musical as the gifted “L.”The singer relayed his message to his agency C-Jes Entertainment,
saying, “The first performance always makes me nervous, scared, and
excited. I was confident thanks to the star-studded cast and I had a
great time being with the audience for the first time in a while. Thank
you to everyone who has been with me since I got the role for L on
‘Death Note.’ I’ll try my best to do much better until the very last
performance.”Meanwhile, “Death Note” musical will be staged in Seongnam Art Center‘s Opera House until August 9.Source (1)Soompi

[TRANS] Han Ye-ri mentions Yuchun in an interview

How was Park Yuchun in playing the role of Dong-sik?
He’s a person I’m really thankful for. He took good care of me always as
Dong-sik, and made me be as focused as much as him. I guess I can’t
help it that I have affections for Yuchun-ssi because he is Dong-sik.
And since I went into it trying to do my best the whole time, I also had
a lot of thoughts, like, ‘If I can betray this person’s true feelings, I
am not going to. He is shooting his first movie with so much
dedication, I should work hard too’.

[TRANS] 150617 Finding an idol who is to my taste – Kim Junsu

There are a lot of male idols who are cuter than women
and has more aegyo than women. The meaning of ‘씹덕’ transitioned from
otaku(the term commonly used in Japan for a person called an enthusiast
among the levels of mania about something) when otaku crossed over into
Korea; and is born from the term otaku+otaku=ten(십)-taku [T/N: ten times an otaku?]. In other words, ‘씹덕KING’ has to do with people who have fatal cuteness and charm that cannot help becoming a mania craze over.

JYJ Junsu: Although
Junsu is a big idol senior to the rookie idols pouring in, he is the
stature that cannot be caught up with as an originator anyways. Junsu
has been in charge of cuteness since he made his debut. With eyes that
change into the shape of water-drops when he laughs, a puppy-like,
good-natured impression, and his voice as charming as fatal, that wants
to be heard as much as repeatedly; he has all the qualifications of a
‘씹덕KING’.

Kim Jun-su is seen at the EBS Concert Hall in this still image taken from EBS Channel, April 30. (OSEN)

On
April 30, Korean superstar Kim Jun-su appeared on niche TV music show
“EBS Space Gonggam” after six years away from the program.

Kim opened his performance with “Love Like a Snowflake” to a warm reception, but broke down in tears at the end of the concert.

A month later, the show’s producer, Lee Hye-jin, leaked the story behind
Kim Jun-su’s appearance which had generated a buzz among his fans.

“We select singers who stick to their own artistic values and are able
to deliver their songs live so that singers and audiences can
communicate,” she explained in her article in TV & Radio Writers
Journal, a monthly magazine run by the Korea TV & Radio Writers
Association.

“Kim Jun-su met our standards with his conspicuous vocal and artistic
talent. Fans flooded our bulletin board to express their gratitude, but
all those things aside, we hoped this mega star Kim Jun-su could bring
all his musical talent to our stage.”

Kim also said, “I always have expressed my dream of performing a small
venue concert during several interviews, and it finally came true.”

Kim Jun-su, having been a passionate presence in musicals, is gearing up
for the musical “Death Note,” which will run from June 20 to Aug. 9.

The JYJ Law To Prevent Broadcast Bans Failed To Pass Bill Screening

BY Adrienne Stanley
| Jun 17, 2015 10:21 AM EDT

(Photo : C-Jes Entertainment )

According to a June 17 report published in the business section of the Korean outlet News 1, the bill which has been commonly referred to as the JYJ Law, failed to pass through a National Assembly subcommittee.

Lawmakers were sat on the subcommittee expressed concerns over the
bill, citing its potential to harm agencies and broadcasters. The
subcommittee called for modifications, which would be fair and practical
for all parties. "The original legislative intent of this law allows
for a very high probability of misuse and abuse," said one member of the
subcommittee.The law did not pass its initial screening, due to similar concerns
regarding the language contained in the bill and the potential to
economically injure the businesses which could be involved in future
cases. On April 14, the bill known as the JYJ Law was proposed by
Assemblywoman Choi Min Hee. Assemblywoman Choi sits on the Ministry of
Science, ICT, and Future Planning. An article published on April 15 by Hankyung
outlined her intent behind the bill. "Part of the issue is the agency
is preventing broadcast offers and appearances," said Assemblywoman
Choi. "There is also a need for sanctions on broadcasting companies who
are doing the same things." The
alleged avarice against JYJ began in 2009 when Jaejoong, Yoochun and
Junsu launched a lawsuit against SM Entertainment, in an attempt to
dissolve their exclusive contract with the agency. A lengthy legal
battle ensued between the idols and their former company, which resulted
in alleged bans against promotional activities, including participation
in music chart shows.In July 2013, the Korea Fair Trade Commission placed a restraining
order against SM and future attempts by the company to interfere with
JYJ's promotions. However, the group was allegedly unable to return to
programs which continued to enforce the ban.
The first televised music appearance by a member of JYJ since their
2009 lawsuit occurred on April 13. Junsu appeared on the EBS program,
"Space Sympathy," marking the first time he performed on a Korean music
program, in six years. Other artists who have cited such bans include former TRAX member, No Min Woo. KDramaStars

On June 17th, it was reported that the “JYJ Law” has failed to pass.The “JYJ Law,” which was proposed by Assemblywoman Choi Min Hee,
a member of The Ministry of Science, ICT, and Future Planning in April,
was designed for the purpose of protecting artists from unfairly being
banned from broadcast. The basis for such legislation being proposed was
the ban that had been enacted on artists such as JYJ’s members and TRAX’s No Min Woo.Official statements indicated this may have happened as, “We
feel that this law may become abused because of the ambiguous nature of
fair. For example, if a fanclub claims that something is ‘unfair’ that
cannot be the judge of unfairness.”The details of the law, however, are still undergoing editing in order to attempt to be passed again.Source:News1 and HankyungKoreaboo

Will active-duty-dols (T/N: idols who’ll serve their military service) JYJ be able to make a comeback on a broadcasting stage?

On the first day of June, news of JYJ
member Park Yuchun’s enlistment reached our ears. This is the second
time, following Kim Jaejoong who had enlisted last March 31. According
to his agency C-JeS Entertainment side, Park Yuchun is enlisting on
August 27. There remains time a little less than 3 months before he
enlists.

Hereby the member in JYJ who will
maintain his social status as a member of society for the time being is
only Kim Junsu; who’ll visit audiences with his upcoming musical ‘Death
Note’. On this, fans are also vocalizing their regrets. Since the news
[about Yuchun’s enlistment] broke out, in the JYJ-related community,
saddened voices pouring out constantly. It’s the situation where many
fans were saying, “There only remains Junsu now. It’ll be lonely, what
am I going to do?”, “Kim Junsu’s musical and solo album are good but I’m
sad thinking about losing a JYJ member for a while”, and expressed
their sadness.

Meanwhile, there is a reaction that stood
out solely among the texts left by fans. It is a mixed question that
laments “If all three of them get discharged, can they appear as JYJ on a
broadcast?”

Having
split from TVXQ earlier in 2012, JYJ(Kim Junsu, Park Yuchun, Kim
Jaejoong) released albums consistently, but haven’t appeared on a
broadcast since. There were continuously rumors of external pressure,
but it is difficult to provide definite evidence about this actually.
Their broadcast schedule that merely had been set, falls through again
and again; and there were many speculations about it. On this, it is
difficult for JYJ to appear on a broadcast, and the fact itself is
publicly known even by broadcasts actually. Making an appearance alone
on EBS ‘Space Empathy’ last April 30, Kim Junsu had said, “Though I am a
singer, I am glad to greet you with this music broadcast after 6 years.
It was difficult to make an appearance on a broadcast for reasons
unknown during the 6 years,” and expressed his sadness during it.

Last April 14, Assemblywoman Choi Min-hee
of the New Politics Alliance for Democracy proposed a revised law to
the National Assembly, for a broadcast bill with contents prohibiting
actions that block the appearance of an artist without an obvious
reason. This law is called the ‘JYJ Bill’ and received responses among
many netizens. When he heard this news, Park Yuchun also bared his
honest mind, saying, “It feels like things are getting better where I
can speak out about it now. We are in a position where we should be more
thankful about it since we will be able to work in a better
environment,” at SBS drama ‘The Girl Who Sees Smells’ press conference.

However, although it has been 6 years and
their broadcast activities were close to non-existent as singers during
the time, JYJ members have consistently established themselves. Kim
Junsu had received a lot of love as a solo singer and musical actor,
while Park Yuchun and Kim Jaejoong had as actors.

In Park Yuchun’s case, he received
favorable reviews in ‘The Girl Who Sees Smells’, which is his last work
before he enlists; and will be able to leave the office for his post for
a while with much lighter steps. For Kim Junsu, there is high hopes
from fans to be expected of him, too, with a work where he’ll show an
excellent performance more than ever, up ahead in musical ‘Death Note’
that has performances slated from June 20. In Kim Junsu’s case, it is
still not decided about when he will enlist into the army. He is
expected to stay active, filling in for the gap of his two members for
the time being first.

The projected discharge date for Kim
Jaejoong –the first to enlist from JYJ– is December 30, 2016. If he get
discharged followed by Park Yuchun and up to Kim Junsu, side by side,
they will be ‘active-duty-dols’ JYJ. Can the three members of JYJ stand
on a broadcasting stage when they return from the army? It seems fans
are also looking forward to it as much as singer JYJ.

It turns out that the musical of Summer
2015 that audiences are look forward to the most is ‘Death Note’. Kim
Junsu and Park Hye-na were selected as the most anticipated male actor
and female actress. In all 3 categories, ‘Death Note’ ranked in the top.

Results were conducted in a poll
selecting the ‘anticipated musical production and musical actor &
actress of Summer 2015’ over the course of 5 days, from [May] 8 to 12;
by News Culture –a newspaper specializing in culture– having a total of
3672 of its readers participating in a vote.

First in the anticipated [musical]
production, ‘Death Note’ received overwhelming support with 33.18% [of
the votes] and was crowned No.1. It was calculated that 1 in 3 people of
the respondents voted for ‘Death Note’.

In the male actor category, as expected,
the actors who’ll appear in ‘Death Note’ swept the upper rankings. ▲Kim
Junsu as L ascending unrivaled in No.1(26.59%), ▲Hong Kwang-ho as
Raito[/Light Yagami] in No.2(13.44%), and ▲Kang Hong-seok as Ryuk in
No.3(10.37%) had occupied No.1~3 side-by-side.

In the female actress category, ‘Death
Note’ also showed strength. ▲Park Hyen-na as Rem ascended to No.1(19.5%)
and ▲Jung Sun-ah as Misa was in No.2(19.19%) by a narrow margin.

In the [musical] production category,
readers revealed their great anticipation mainly at the musical that’ll
premiere, like ‘Death Note’ and more.

In the actor & actress categories,
Kim Junsu, Hong Kwang-ho, Jung Sun-ah, Park Hye-na, and others have
shown the tendency where they were chosen as actors who already verified
their ability in a production at a big theater.

The readers –who participated in the
survey, with those in Japan surpassed those domestically– left thoughts
like, “I’m curious about ‘Death Note’ for the star-studded cast”, “I
plan to personally go to South Korea and watch because of the production
that my favorite actor will appear in”, and etc.

Standing high in place as a
representative actor in his 20s to be considered out of the rising stars
for the next generation, Park Yuchun is leading his best golden days,
imparted with 3 beats of popularity, cinematic quality, up to hot topic
for every work he appears in.

Set to enlist into the army up ahead in
August, Park Yuchun repeats his growth to grow in each and every works
of his, and has established himself as the best example of
acting-dol-turned-actors. In particular, in SBS ‘The Girl Who Sees
Smells’ that recently ended, Park Yuchun drew attention, from the first
episode, with action that does not spare himself physically and up to
unparalleled bone-dislocation acting. Swallowing up the home theater in
one gulp again, he put from sobbing acting to comic acting that’s a
turnabout for him in the persona named Choi Mugak, and completed the
best ever character who hadn’t been seen until now.

Also, he captivated even women’s hearts
with an image that was seemingly gruff yet considerate with the most
care, in front of Shin Se-kyung who he was working together with. He
pretended not to show concern on the surface, but had a side where he
carried a drunk Shin Se-kyung on his back when she got kicked out of her
comedy troupe, and had caused female viewers to lose sleep as a 100%
pure romanticist when showing the ‘standard rule of a something man(T/N: the status of a guy friend before he becomes a boyfriend)‘
as he gives a surprise kiss filled with apt push-and-pull and energy.
In addition to that, he captured viewers’ attention while heightening
the dramatic tension by fully immersing himself, up to doing action
brimming with liveliness.